1971 in heavy metal music

This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1971.

1971 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in heavy metal music (table)

Newly formed bands

Albums

January
Day Artist Album
12 Alice Cooper Love It to Death[1]

February
Day Artist Album
??? Uriah Heep Salisbury[2]

March
Day Artist Album
19 Jethro Tull Aqualung

April
Day Artist Album
??? Blue Cheer Oh! Pleasant Hope

June
Day Artist Album
??? Budgie Budgie[3]

July
Day Artist Album
10 Steppenwolf For Ladies Only
21 Black Sabbath Master of Reality[4]

August
Day Artist Album
14 The Who Who's Next

September
Day Artist Album
15 Deep Purple Fireball[5]
21 T. Rex Electric Warrior

October
Day Artist Album
8 Hawkwind In Search of Space
??? Uriah Heep Look At Yourself[6]

November
Day Artist Album
8 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV[7]
??? Alice Cooper Killer[8]
??? Nazareth Nazareth[9]

Unknown

Disbandments

Births

References
  1. "Love It to Death". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  2. "Salisbury". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  3. "Budgie". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  4. "Master of Reality". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  5. "Fireball". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  6. "Look At Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  7. "Led Zeppelin IV". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  8. "Killer". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  9. "Nazareth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  10. "Sir Lord Baltimore". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  11. "Flying". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
Preceded by
1970		 Heavy Metal Timeline
1971		 Succeeded by
1972
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